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Album	You	Global	Diff
Homework Daft Punk	5	3.29	+1.71
Garbage Garbage	5	3.39	+1.61
Play Moby	5	3.46	+1.54
The Gershwin Songbook Ella Fitzgerald	5	3.52	+1.48
Young Americans David Bowie	5	3.62	+1.38
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	5	3.72	+1.28
Parallel Lines Blondie	5	3.76	+1.24
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.77	+1.23
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	1	4.2	-3.2
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	1	3.84	-2.84
Van Halen Van Halen	1	3.63	-2.63
Machine Head Deep Purple	1	3.58	-2.58
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	1	3.57	-2.57
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	1	3.48	-2.48
Aqualung Jethro Tull	1	3.44	-2.44
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.36	-2.36
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	1	3.36	-2.36

5-Star Albums (9)

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Tago Mago

Can · 1 likes

1/5

Meh. Not a fan

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy · 1 likes

1/5

Beck has an interesting sound. I like it in smaller doses than an entire album.

Van Halen

Van Halen · 1 likes

1/5

Can only listen to 1 or 2 Van Halen songs and then I’m done.

1-Star Albums (23)

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

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Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

2/5

This seemed like pretty typical 70’s folk music. A little boring, and nothing too special.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Smooth jazz album

Odelay

Beck

3/5

I haven’t listened to this album in a very long time. I never really liked Beck that much when he first came out and listening to this album again reminded me that I still don’t like him that much. Some of his songs are kind of fun, but they all start sounding the same after awhile.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Love Blondie! I don’t think I had ever listened to this entire album though. The entire album is fun 80’s rock!

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

I certainly know the most famous songs that were played on the radio from this album. This is great workout and running music. Always did like the Arctic Monkeys for that. Not necessarily an album I would just sit down and listen to for enjoyment though.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Boy, does this album bring me back. I kind of forgot how many of the lyrics are explicit. But I do love a young Lauryn Hill.

The Clash

3/5

Classic rock album at the beginning of the punk scene. I enjoyed listening to this entire album while doing a workout which is was great for.

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

Never heard of this artist. Not a fan at all. Don’t like his voice, don’t like the music, don’t like the lyrics (too much a book-style and not very lyrical), not very melodic. Somewhat depressing lyrics overall, political or, if not political, social commentary that I just was bored by. Will never listen to this again. Ever.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

This is awful!! I would like her voice, but the songs are so terrible that I can’t even enjoy the timbre and tone of her voice.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Always like CCR. For some reason they remind me of my father.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

This brings you back. I had never heard the term “trip hop” prior to listening to the album today. Good chill music.

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

I don’t like all 80’s rock, but I do enjoy some AC/DC from time to time. Definitely don’t like every song on the album though. Listened as a workout album today which worked well for my weight workout.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

2/5

This is not my favorite type of jazz. It sounds good what it is just, not my preference. I think it does make good soundtrack or background music. Spotify took me to one of his solo albums afterwards, and I liked this artist as a piano soloist much better, rather than as part of a jazz ensemble.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

1/5

Never heard of this group. Not a fan.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

1/5

I understand that Bollywood music is influential for pop music. But it’s just not a genre that I listen to.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

Didn’t recognize this band name when I saw it. But I do know the song “Bang a Gong (Get It On).” Which is a fun song though the rest of the album was fairly dull.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Being a child of 80s and 90s, I’ve always been a Prince fan. I still don’t like every song on the album but this is classic Prince for sure.

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

3/5

I love Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album (it was one of the first CDs I ever purchased!). I had no idea this group existed as I assumed Paul Simon had just hired individual musicians to sing on the album. This is cool music, not something I would listen to regularly, but definitely skilled and fun.

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

1/5

I know this group was considered influential for the 60’s counter culture movement, but this is just noise to me.

Violent Femmes

3/5

Oh the Violent Femmes and their iconic 80s songs! I didn’t realize how many of their most popular songs were on the same album.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

I have always loved this album. Fat Boy Slim has a fun sound.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

4/5

Classic Aerosmith. This kind of music is exactly what you want it to be for specific times/places. Made a good workout album.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Did not one this album existed. I love these old American classic songs and Willie Nelson does a nice job covering them. Definitely a country twang feel and I prefer other artists singing these songs, but it was fine. Moonlight In Vermont was probably the best.

Smash

The Offspring

2/5

The intro to this album is hilarious considering that this music is not at all soothing. Offspring is not my favorite band, nor is this my favorite genre of music. It has its place, but overall not my preference.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

I like Cheap Trick when I’m in the right mood and it make good workout music.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

1/5

Not my favorite

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

I like a handful of Linkin Park songs, but overall, this music has too much yelling.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

This brings me back. I can only listen to Alanis Morissette in small doses.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

1/5

Eh. Kind of boring.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

1/5

Never been a fan of the grunge rock genre.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Loved the entire album. It’s Stevie!

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

1/5

I have never heard of this alternative band. Makes decent background music. Reminds me of that 90’s movie with Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder “Reality Bites.”

Tago Mago

Can

1/5

Meh. Not a fan

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

2/5

I know this live album recorded in a real prison was groundbreaking, but I can only listen to Johnny Cash in small doses.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Fun & funky. Didn’t like all the songs.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Love The Beatles. Not the entire album, but I do like a lot of the songs.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

I’ve always enjoyed Amy Winehouse’s sound. It’s a shame that mental health and substance abuse issues cut her life short before she could produce more.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

1/5

Not a fan

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Love Billy Joel.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Chillin’ with Bob Marley.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

Very Devo

Dust

Screaming Trees

1/5

Meh. This is pretty typical 90s alternative, without any real standout songs.

Play

Moby

5/5

Have always LOVED this album!!

Garbage

5/5

I’ve always been partial to the band. It reminds me of my college years.

Homework

Daft Punk

5/5

Love this album!!!!!

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

I’ve always liked The Talking Heads.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Only kind of like a few songs from this album, even when it first came out.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Really like Amy Winehouse. Sad life for the artist.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

A lot of weird songs on this album.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

I enjoy some Radiohead, but I can’t always listen to an entire album.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Fun, but wouldn’t own it.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Decent 80’s sound

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

I like Patti Smith’s voice, and the overall sound, but I don’t actually like a lot of the songs individually.

Nevermind

Nirvana

3/5

I like this band more now than I did when they were active in my teenage years. Grunge is still not my favorite style of music.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

This was way more chill of an album than I was expecting. I enjoyed it.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Country Springsteen. Not bad.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

1/5

Did not enjoy any these songs.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

Meh

Guero

Beck

3/5

Beck has an interesting sound. I like it in smaller doses than an entire album.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

1/5

Beck has an interesting sound. I like it in smaller doses than an entire album.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Unsure of this one

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

You cannot deny that Kanye West is talented. This album has some really interesting samples and music riffs. It’s such a shame that he has such mental health issues that have been allowed to go untreated for so long.

Van Halen

1/5

Can only listen to 1 or 2 Van Halen songs and then I’m done.

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

Very old school cowboy country

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

1/5

Never really been a fan of Jethro Tull and this album didn’t change my mind.

Nilsson Schmilsson